Afro-Punk

Director: James Spooner Run Time: 66 min. Release Year: 2003

Starring: Mariko Jones, Matt Davis, Maya Glick, Moe Mitchell, Ralph Darden

This screening will feature an in-person appearance by director James Spooner and will include a post-film discussion moderated by Dr. LaWana Richmond.

Tagline: Afro-Punk (2003) is an award winning documentary film directed by James Spooner, exploring the roles of African Americans within what was then an overwhelmingly white punk scene across the United States of America.

Synopsis: Afro-Punk (2003) is an award winning documentary film directed by James Spooner, exploring the roles of African Americans within what was then an overwhelmingly white punk scene across the United States of America. The film focuses on the lives of four African Americans dedicated to the punk rock lifestyle and its values, interspersed with interviews from scores of Black punk rockers from all over the United States. Fans of the film and the music inspired an alternative movement, that later became the annual Afropunk Festival.

Related links:
Afrofuturism Lounge at Comic-Con